含义1： 被替代，变成了。例句如，
【例句1】First he had been numb. Then the numbness gave way to anger. （起初，他已经麻木了。然后麻木变成了愤怒。） [柯林斯高级学者辞典]
【例句2】My anger gave way to depression.(我的愤怒变成了沮丧。) [朗文当代英语词典]
【例句3】As he drew nearer, his anxiety gave way to relief. (当他走近时，他的焦虑变成了解脱。)[牛津高级学者辞典]
【例句4】The last houses give way to soybean fields. (最后的房子换成了大豆田。)[柯林斯高级学者辞典]
【例句5】Stone has given way to glass and concrete. (石头已经被玻璃和混凝土取代了。)[朗文当代英语词典]
【例句6】The storm gave way to bright sunshine. (暴风雨换成了明媚的阳光。)[牛津高级学者辞典]
含义2：想法让位于，不再坚持，屈服，妥协。例句如，
【例句7】It seems the President has given way to pressure from the hardliners.(总统似乎已经屈服于强硬派的压力。) [柯林斯高级学者辞典]
【例句8】Maria seemed to despise him for giving way to her. (玛丽亚似乎鄙视他向她屈服)[朗文当代英语词典]
含义3：情绪受到某事的强烈影响。例句如，
【例句9】to allow yourself to be very strongly affected by something, especially an emotion
【例句10】He finally gave way to an impulse and pulled her toward him. （他最后忍不住冲动，把她拉了过来。）[柯林斯高级学者辞典]
【例句11】Flinging herself on the bed, she gave way to helpless misery. (她扑倒在床上，陷入无助的痛苦之中。)[牛津高级学者辞典]
【例句12】Don't give way to your fears.（不要害怕。） [剑桥高级学者辞典]
含义4：交通意义的让路，英式英语。例句如
【例句13】 In Britain, give way to cars coming from the right. (在英国，给来自右边的汽车让路。) [朗文当代英语词典]
在这个短语中：
(1) to短语补充give, 而非修饰way。
(2) 其way是主语的way, 但是因为一是长期习用，二是此way也被泛义概念，因此物件性失去，故而它无需加限定词，也就是不用加件词。
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